Grand Valley State University - The Graduate School

  • Tracey James-Heer Associate Director, Admissions Office
    1-800-748-0246 (616) 331-2025

    COLLEGE OF COMPUTING
    Dr. Marouane Kessentini, Dean
    (616) 331-2060
    computing@gvsu.edu
    gvsu.edu/computing
    DEGREES
    M.S.: Applied Computer Science
    M.S.: Cybersecurity
    M.S.: Data Science and Analytics
    M.S.: Health Informatics and Bioinformatics

    COMBINED DEGREES
    B.S.E. and M.S.: Computer Engineering and Applied Computer Science
    B.S. and M.S.: Computer Science and Applied Computer Science; Computer Science and Cybersecurity; Computer Science and Data Science Analytics; Cybersecurity; Information Systems and Applied Computer Science; Information Systems and Cybersecurity; Information Technology and Applied Computer Science; Information Technology and Cybersecurity

    Graduate Badges: Biomedical Informatics; Cybersecurity; Data Analytics; Data Mining Fundamentals; Database Fundamentals; Database Management; Digital Forensics Fundamentals; Distributed Computing; Security Fundamentals; Information Systems Management; Information Systems Project Management Fundamentals; Information Visualization Fundamentals; Mobile Application Fundamentals; Networking Fundamentals; Object-Oriented Programming Fundamentals; Software Design and Development; Software Engineering; Web and Mobile Computing; Web Application Fundamentals

    COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY INNOVATION
    Dr. Sherril Soman, Dean
    (616) 331-6650
    cecidean@gvsu.edu
    gvsu.edu/ceci
    DEGREES
    Ed.S.: Educational Specialist in Leadership
    M.Ed.: Educational Leadership. Concentrations in educational leadership and special education administration
    M.Ed.: Higher Education. Concentrations in adult and higher education and college student affairs leadership
    M.Ed.: Instruction & Curriculum. Concentrations in early childhood education, educational differentiation, elementary education, graduate teacher certification, and secondary level education
    M.Ed.: Education, Learning, Design, and Technology. Concentrations in educational technology and instructional design
    M.Ed.: Literacy Studies. Concentrations in elementary reading, general literacy studies, K-12 reading specialist, and secondary reading
    M.Ed.: School Counseling
    M.Ed.: Special Education. Concentrations in autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment, and learning disabilities
    M.S.: Criminal Justice
    M.A.: Social Innovation
    M.H.A.: Health Administration. Concentrations in finance, hospital administration, long-term care administration, practice management, and self-directed study
    M.P.N.L.: Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership. Concentrations in community impact, custom program, mission advancement, and nonprofit healthcare
    M.P.A.: Public Administration. Concentrations in criminal justice; health administration; nonprofit management and leadership; policy analysis, advocacy, and evaluation; and state, regional, and local governance
    M.S.W.: Social Work

    Graduate Certificate in English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
    Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership
    Graduate Certificate in Online/Blended Instruction and Assessment
    Graduate teacher certification

    COMBINED DEGREES
    B.A., B.S. and M.P.A.: Public and Nonprofit Administration and Public Administration

    Badge in Victim Advocacy and Services

    COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
    Dr. Jeffrey Potteiger, Interim Dean
    (616) 331-3356
    gvsu.edu/shp
    DEGREES
    Au.D.: Audiology
    M.S.: Clinical Dietetics
    M.S.: Medical Dosimetry
    M.S.: Dr.O.T., Occupational Therapy
    D.P.T.: Physical Therapy
    M.P.A.S.: Physician Assistant Studies
    M.P.H.: Public Health (track options in epidemiology and health promotion)
    M.S.: Recreational Therapy
    M.S.: Speech-Language Pathology

    COMBINED DEGREES
    B.S. and M.P.H.: Allied Health Sciences and Public Health
    B.S. and M.A.T.: Allied Health Sciences and Athletic Training

    B.S. and M.P.H.: Exercise Science and Public Health
    B.S. and M.S.: Applied Food Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics
    B.S. and M.S.: Recreational Therapy
    M.S. and Dr.O.T., Occupational Therapy

    COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES
    Dr. Donovan Anderson, Interim Dean
    (616) 331-2495
    clas@gvsu.edu
    gvsu.edu/clas
    DEGREES
    M.S.: Applied Statistics
    M.A.T.: Athletic Training
    M.S.: Biology. Concentrations in aquatic sciences and natural resources
    M.H.S.: Biomedical Sciences. Concentrations in general studies and research
    M.S.: Biostatistics
    M.S.: Cell and Molecular Biology. Concentrations in biotechnology and research.
    M.S.: Communications
    M.S. & Psy.S.: School Psychology
    M.S.: Water Resource Policy

    COMBINED DEGREES
    B.A., B.S. and M.S.: Advertising and Public Relations and Communications
    B.A., B.S. and M.S.: Communication Studies and Communications
    B.A., B.S. and M.S.: Health Communications and Communications
    B.A., B.S. and M.S.: Journalism, Broadcasting, and Digital Media and Communications
    B.S. and M.S.: Biomedical Sciences
    B.S. and M.S.: Cell and Molecular Biology
    B.S. and M.A.T.: Exercise Science and Athletic Training
    B.S. and M.S.: Statistics and Applied Statistics
    B.S. and M.S.: Statistics and Biostatistics
    B.S. and M.S.: Statistics and Data Science and Analytics

    Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics and Genomics

    SEIDMAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
    Dr. Diana Lawson, Dean
    (616) 331-7100
    gvsu.edu/seidman
    DEGREES
    M.S.A.: Accounting. Concentrations in auditing and taxation
    M.B.A.: Business Administration (executive and professional programs)
    M.S.T.: Taxation

    COMBINED DEGREE
    B.B.A. and M.S.A.: Accounting
    Graduate Badge in Advanced Tax Practice; Corporate Transactions; Foundations of Tax Practice; Wealth Planning

    SEYMOUR AND ESTHER PADNOS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
    Dr. Tim Born, Interim Dean
    (616) 331-6750
    engineer@gvsu.edu
    gvsu.edu/pce
    DEGREES
    M.S.E.: Engineering. Concentrations in biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, manufacturing and design engineering, and mechanical engineering

    COMBINED DEGREES
    B.S.E. and M.S.E.: Engineering

    Graduate Badges: Electromagnetic Compatibility; Embedded Systems

    KIRKHOF COLLEGE OF NURSING
    Dr. Linda Lewandowski, Dean
    (616) 331-3558
    kcon@gvsu.edu
    gvsu.edu/kcon
    DEGREES
    M.S.N.: Nursing
    D.N.P.: Doctor of Nursing Practice. Concentrations in adult/older adult primary care nurse practitioner; family care nurse practitioner; pediatric acute care nurse practitioner, pediatric dual care nurse practitioner; pediatric primary care nurse practitioner; post-MSN; and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.

    Graduate Certificate in Interprofessional Health Informatics; Palliative and Hospice Care; and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
    Graduate Badge: Palliative and Hospice Care I, Palliative and Hospice Care II, Telehealth

    ONLINE DEGREES
    M.Ed.: Education, Educational Leadership
    M.Ed.: Education, Learning, Design, and Technology
    M.Ed.: Instruction and Curriculum, Early Childhood Education emphasis
    M.Ed.: Instruction and Curriculum, Educational Differentiation emphasis
    M.Ed.: Instruction and Curriculum, Secondary Education emphasis
    M.Ed.: Literacy Studies
    M.Ed.: School Counseling
    M.Ed.: Special Education

    M.S.N.: Nursing

    Graduate Teacher Certification, secondary

    Graduate certificate in English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
    Graduate certificate in Online/Blended Instruction
    Graduate certificate in Palliative and Hospice Care

    Graduate badge in Palliative and Hospice Care I
    Graduate badge in Palliative and Hospice Care II
    Graduate badge in Telehealth
    Graduate badge in Wealth Planning

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